Blog de Impresión Textil

Contents1 1. Make time for goal setting and strategic planning2 2. Evaluate your pricing3 3. Realign your staffing, as needed4 4. Reduce misprints5 5. Create a marketing plan6 6. Assess your equipment7 7. Clean house8 8. Try something new Have you set your new year’s resolutions yet? Many people use this time of year to […]

Contents1 Prepare your press for wet-on-wet screen printing2 Lay down your inks in the right order3 Flash your underbase4 Leave a lighter ink deposit5 Use a silicone spray Most screen printers are looking for ways to increase production speed while maintaining quality. Printing wet-on-wet allows you to do just that! With wet-on-wet screen printing, you […]

Contents1 Screen mesh2 Ink thickness3 Squeegee Durometer4 Stencil thickness5 Screen printing technique How much ink you lay down on your screen prints will depend on your individual print job and your substrate. Too much ink on your substrate can lead to prints that bleed beyond the stencil edge, soak through the substrate or fail to […]

Contents1 Set the criteria for your screen printing suppliers2 Put out a request for proposals3 Choose a supplier who will partner with your screen printing business4 Monitor your suppliers To succeed in your screen printing business, you need to meet your customers’ demands. You need to be able to provide your customers with quality screen […]

Contents1 1. An updated, attractive design that differentiates you from the competition2 2. A clear audience3 3. Intuitive navigation4 4. A good “About Us” story5 5. Easy-to-find contact information6 6. Customer testimonials7 7. Real photos8 8. Social media integration9 9. Calls to action10 10. Obvious messaging about your products and services Planning out a website […]

If you’re looking for success in the world of screen printing, you need a press that’ll work hard to meet the needs of your business. If you’re a newcomer to the industry, a manual screen printing press is a good way to start.

Contents1 Impressions matter2 New content improves your search engine rankings3 Refreshed content gives visitors a reason to come back4 Knowing your website helps you know your customers5 Keep your website safe When was the last time you updated your screen printing business’s website? Best practices used to dictate that a website required an overhaul once […]

Contents1 1. Know that you will have to mix your inks2 2. Use a lower mesh count screen3 3. Print a white underbase4 4. Be careful not to over-cure5 5. Take great photos Halloween is the perfect time to experiment with special effects inks, especially glow-in-the-dark ink. Glow-in-the-dark ink is a fun addition to any […]

Contents1 Tip 1: Design artwork to be printed wet-on-wet2 Tip 2: Use higher mesh-count screens3 Tip 3: Properly prep your screens4 Tip 4: Use a waterproof emulsion5 Tip 5: Fortify your stencils with additional hardening6 Tip 6: Use ink additives, when needed7 Tip 7: Set your off-contact8 Tip 8: Keep your inks from drying on […]

If you’re screen printing with plastisol ink, you might find yourself struggling to get vibrant colors in your final products. Many plastisol inks just don’t have the opacity to give you the results you’re looking for on their own. 

Contents1 1. Rushing the design process2 2. Using too many colors3 3. Not considering the color of your substrate4 4. Ignoring typography5 5. Sending the artwork to print without refining it We’ve said it before: A great screen print begins with great artwork. In a previous blog, we identified five common artwork mistakes that could […]

So much of your focus as a screen printer goes into perfect printing operations: Using the right off-contact, squeegee angle and pressure, and curing at the right temperature for the right amount of time. But when it comes to setting yourself up for the perfect press run, much of your success hinges on your screen printing pre-press operations.